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Cypripedium montanum

Cypripedium montanum

9.9
A wild lady's slipper orchid with white and purple flowers that grows in northwest North America
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Botanists were delighted to discover a rare Cypripedium montanum blooming along the mountain trail.

Examples

  • The Cypripedium montanum is protected in several national parks due to its limited range.

  • Have you ever seen a Cypripedium montanum in the wild?

  • A photograph of the delicate Cypripedium montanum was published in the flora journal.

  • The Cypripedium montanum is a rare flower found in the mountains.

  • A photograph of the delicate Cypripedium montanum was published in the flora journal.

  • Botanists were delighted to discover a rare Cypripedium montanum blooming along the mountain trail.

  • The Cypripedium montanum is protected in several national parks due to its limited range.

Synonyms

mountain lady's slipper
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  • US
9.9

A wild orchid with white and pale purple slipper-shaped flowers that grows in shaded northern forests

is the formal Latin scientific name used in classification

Surface Forms

Cypripedium montanum singular
Cypripedium montanums plural

Morphology

Cypripedium + montanum

The name is compositional: 'Cypripedium' denotes the orchid genus and 'montanum' is a Latin epithet meaning 'of the mountains', so the phrase literally denotes a mountain-associated Cypripedium species. Species binomials use this transparent genus + descriptor pattern across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Cypripedium montanum comes from Latin words meaning a 'lady's slipper' and 'of the mountain'. The word Cypripedium points to the flower's pouch that looks like a small slipper and montanum shows it grows in mountain areas, so the name helps you remember it is the mountain 'lady's slipper' orchid.